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🌱 National ag scholar headed to Ferris for 40-Acre Summit soon
Ferris, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Ferris! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- National ag scholar headed to Ferris for 40-Acre Summit soon
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 77 and low of 69 degrees.
- Sunday: Humid; a morning shower, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SC State junior honored as national Field to Future Scholar (thetandd.com) — A national agriculture leadership program will bring one of its standout scholars to Ferris later this month for the 40-Acre Summit on land ownership and rural skills. South Carolina State University junior Shelton Manning Jr. is one of only six Field to Future Scholars nationwide, earning a major scholarship, internships with PepsiCo, and a series of high-profile agriculture conference opportunities. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Family Story Time →
Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library, 1600 Veterans Memorial Park, Lancaster
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Block Builders Club →
Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library, 1600 Veterans Memorial Park, Lancaster
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Wellington Park North Grand Opening Community Block Party →
1608 W Wintergreen Rd, Lancaster -
MS Volleyball @ Rice
Rice Intermediate Middle School, 1402 S McKinney St, Rice
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City of Lancaster National Night Out →
100 Craig Shaw Memorial Parkway, Lancaster -
Baby Story Time →
Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library - Lancaster TX 75146
11:30 am -
Afterschool Snacks
Highland Hills Branch Library, 6200 Bonnie View Road, Dallas
4:00 pm -
Computer Help- CLP
Highland Hills Branch Library, 6200 Bonnie View Road, Dallas
6:00 pm -
DeSoto Varsity Volleyball vs Corsicana
Chris Dyer Gymnasium (DeSoto, TX 75115, United States)
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Cross Country
PALMER ISD, 14434 FM 59, Malakoff
4:00 pm -
Toddler Story Time →
Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library, 1600 Veterans Memorial Park, Lancaster
10:30 am -
Stars Of Texas Festival 2026 →
Texas Motorplex, 7500 US-287, Ennis
12:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
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Lancaster
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Waxahachie
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- Ben Parker, Tommy Redell and Brian Roberts have joined Cantey Hanger (fortworthbusiness.com)
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Ok Ferris! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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